Bridge Technologies has announced that Budapest-based HFC Technics has become a distributor of the VideoBRIDGE series of IP Probes for IPTV monitoring. HFC Technics will supply VideoBRIDGE's award-winning technology to broadcasters, telcos, and network operators throughout Hungary, providing the most advanced end-to-end monitoring solution available in the industry.

"HFC Technics has grown rapidly since its inception in 2000 by selecting and providing the highest quality products and services," said Attila Pester, CSO, HFC Technics Ltd. "Our partnership with Bridge Technologies gives us the ability to deliver the leading end-to-end monitoring solution for IPTV operators. The VideoBRIDGE range of probes gives the total, system-wide assurance that operators need for business growth, allowing them to anticipate, track, and fix problems - often before the subscriber's service is affected."

The award-winning VideoBRIDGE series of probes are innovative industrial platforms for the converging services employing stream-based IP packets. Compatible with all major stream-based industrial standards such as MPEG-2, H.264/AVC, and DVB/ATSC - ETSI TR 101 290, the VideoBRIDGE series offers a complete end-to-end system for the continuous quality assurance of a network. With full support of the RFC4445 standards proposal and the innovative MEDIAWINDOW (patented), the VideoBRIDGE series is at the forefront of IPTV measurement and monitoring technologies.

"The range of service provided by HFC Technics means the company is ideally placed to offer the best-integrated strategic solutions to existing and new providers of cable and IPTV services," said Philip Burnham, sales director, Bridge Technologies. "HFC Technics has a strong commitment to the quality and reliability necessary for cable and IPTV companies to build their subscriber base and develop their market."

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